PACIFIC

ALASKA
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park , AIR Program, PO Box 317, Skagway, AK 99840 (907) 983-9221. 1 or 2 artists per year; residencies of 6-8 weeks October through April. Open to 2D visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers. (visual, performing, literary, media arts)
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/air.htm

Visual Arts Center of Alaska , 615 Warehouse Ave., Anchorage, AK (907) 274-9641. Sculptors, printmakers, fiber artists, metal artists, book artists (visual arts)
 
CALIFORNIA
Artists at the Yard, Hunter's Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 822-0922 (visual arts, mixed media)

Arts Habitat , 11685 McCarthy Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924 (408) 659-3060 (performing, visual, literary arts)

California Arts Council , AIR Program, Carol Shiffman, Program Manager, 1300 I St., Suite 930, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-6555 or (800) 201-6201. Sponsors Artists in Schools, Artists in Communities and Artists Serving Special Constituencies programs; 3-11 month residencies; monthly salary (all disciplines)
http://www.cac.ca.gov

Canticle Arts Center , Franciscan Canticle, Inc., 675 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262 (619) 416-1338 open year-round; artists of all disciplines; short-and long-term residencies; private studio, living accommodations, and three meals per day for $1,250/mo or $1,000/mo. for a shared studio space. (visual, literary, performing, media arts)

Capp Street Project , 525 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 495-7101 One resident at a time for 3 weeks up to 3 mos.; Stipend of $4,000 plus $8,000 for materials (visual arts)
http://www.wattis.org/cappstreet/

Djerassi Resident Artists Program , 2325 Bear Gulch Rd., Woodside, CA 94062-4405 (650) 747-1250. Residencies of 4 to 5 weeks between late March and mid-November.; 60 artists per year; no fees. Open to choreographers, writers, composers, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, film/video artists, performance artists, sound & radio artists. Emerging and established artists welcome. Located in the Santa Cruz Mtns. overlooking the Pacific Ocean. (visual, literary, performing arts)
http://www.djerassi.org/

Dorland Mountain Colony , PO Box 6, Temecula, CA 92593 (909) 302-3837.
4 to 7 residents at a time for up to 3 months; artists live in rustic studio cottages with no electricity. No fees although donations of $450/month solicited to offset expenses. Propane gas is provided for cooking, refrigeration, and hot water; lighting by kerosene lamps and heat by wood stoves. Located on nature preserve and Indian burial ground (composers, painters, sculptors, writers)
http://www.ez2.net/dorland/

Exploratorium , 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 563-7337.
Work space inside interactive science museum in Marina District, near the Presidio and the Golden Gate Bridge, living space in the city by arrangement; artists given per diem; 4-6 artists per year awarded residencies of 1-6 mos. Stipend and travel costs paid. (music, dance, performance)
http://www.exploratorium.edu

Headlands Center for the Arts , 944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 331-2787
4 week to 11 month residency in painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, conceptual, video/film, writers and performance for artists from CA, OH, and NC only; located in the Marin Headlands just north of the Golden Gate Bridge; 30 residents per year February through November. (visual, media, literary, and performing arts)
http://www.headlands.org

Intersection for the Arts , 446 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 626-1636
Open to young writers between 20 and 35 years old who are residents of CA or NV, or were born in CA (literary arts)
http://www.theintersection.org

Joshua Tree National Park , AIR Program, 74485 National Park Dr., Tweny-nine Palms, CA 92277 (760) 367-5539. 4-6 artists per year; residencies of 4 weeks October through May. Open to 2D visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers. (visual, literary, media arts)
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/air.htm

Kala Institute , 1060 Heinz Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 549-2977
Housing in local apartments; 6 month residency with 24 hour access to the institute's facilities. Artists must pay for travel, food, housing; annual exhibition of fellows in gallery; 10 fellowships annually; fees charged. Extensive equipment on site. (visual artists in book art, digital imaging, painting/monoprints, paper art, and printmaking; traditional and combined with electronic media, animation, digital video and sound, multimedia artists)
http://www.kala.org

Norcal Sanitary Fill , AIR Program, 401 Tunnel Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134 (415) 330-1415. Open to Bay Area artists; honorarium; 3-6 mo. residency, studio, sculpture equipment, access to solid waste transfer center for materials. (visual arts)
http://www.ysdi.com

Sundance Institute , 225 Santa Monica Blvd., 8th floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310) 394-4662 or (801) 328-3456
Sundance Resort in Utah; no fees; screenwriters and filmmakers (media arts)
http://www.sundance.org/sundance/institute

Sun Foundry , 2730 E. 10th St., Long Beach, CA
Painters, sculptors, printmakers, illustrators, muralists, cartoonists, graphic artists, designers, and architects (visual arts)

Villa Montalvo , PO Box 158, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA 95071 (408) 961-5818
175 acres in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains; grounds are a public park, artists housed in 19-room Mediterranean-style villa. Residencies available April - October; 5 furnished apts.; no fees, artists provide own food; residencies of 1-3 months; some fellowships with stipends (visual, literary, and performing arts, architecture and design)
http://villamontalvo.org

Yosemite National Park , AIR Program, PO Box 100, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 (209) 372-4024. Located in the Sierra Nevada Mtns. in central California. 4-10 artists per year selected; residencies of up to 1 month year-round. Open to 2D visual artists, photographers, sculptors. (visual arts)
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/air.htm
 
HAWAII
Kalani Honua Eco-Resort , Institute for Culture and Awareness, RR #2, Box 4500, Pahoa, HI 96778 (800) 800-6886 or (808) 965-7828. 113 acres of secluded forest and coastline on the big island of Hawaii, 45 minutes from Hilo, 1 hour from Volcanoes National Park. 2-8 week residencies; year-round; fees charged. Also hosts workshops, conferences, annual hula festival. (visual, media, folk, literary, performing arts, architects, graphic designers, landscape designers, art conservators, art educators, computer scientists, critics, environmentalists/naturalists, general scholars, historians, linguists, mathematicians, scientists, collaborative teams)
http://www.maui.net/~randm/kh.html

Red Cinder Creativity Center , 243 Jersey St., San Franciso, CA 94114 (415) 821-6694. Residency in Na'alehu, Hawaii; shared house, private studio. Average stay 2 weeks. Fee: $40 per day (includes meals).
http://www.red-cinder.com

Volcano Art Center , PO Box 104, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 (808) 967-8222

OREGON
Arts at Menucha , Creative Arts Community, PO Box 4958, Portland, OR 97208 (visual arts)

Caldera, 224 NW 13 Ave., Portland, OR 97209 (503) 937-7563. 90 acres located on the shore of a cerulean blue lake formed in the cinder cone of an extinct volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range of Central Oregon. Surrounded by Deschutes National Forest. Residencies of 1-5 weeks during fall, winter, and spring. Private A-frame cottages. No fees; residents responsible for travel, food, and materials costs. Having a car while in residence is extremely helpful; nearest supermarket is 15 miles away. (Visual and literary arts)
http://65.197.140.150/index.html

Contemporary Crafts Association , 3934 SW Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201 (503) 223-2654 (crafts)

Crow's Shadow Institute, Rte. 1, Box 517, Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 276-3954. A non-profit art facility designed to bring technology, instruction and cultural exchange to artists on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon. The Institute houses a large printmaking studio, computer graphics lab and photography darkroom. (visual arts)
http://www.crowsshadow.org/

Great We Retreats , 13525 E. Evans Creek Rd., Rogue River, OR 97537 (541) 582-3927. 5 day residencies for out-of-state women artists; artists provided with a workshop, bunk room accommodations; limited scholarships; suggested $125.00 donation. (visual, literary arts)

May Hill Tree and Art Farm , 13525 East Evans Creek Road, Rogue River, OR 97537 (541) 582-3927. Live with hosts to work (visual arts)

Ocean Haven , 94770 Highway 101 North, Florence, OR 97439 (503) 547-3583. Located on the Oregon coast, situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, bordering the Siuslaw National Forest. Offers a variety of accommodations at different rates; all units have breathtaking, unobstructed views of the sea and sky; most units have living rooms, equipped kitchens, modern tiled bathrooms; some have small libraries of books and magazines; each unit is uniquely different. First-come, first-served; room rental ranges from $35-85/night for two people; pets permitted for an additional $8/day; retreat center, open to anyone. (all disciplines)
http://www.oceanhaven.com

Oregon College of Art and Craft , 8245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225 (503) 297-5544. 8 acres on a wooded hillside; stipend, artists purchase own food; 4 mo. residency for emerging artists during academic year and summer residencies for mid-career artists. For artists working in book arts, ceramics, drawing, metalsmithing, jewelry, photography, and furniture making. Extensive equipment on site. (visual arts)
http://www.ocac.edu

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art , 219 NW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 92709 (503) 242-1419. Contemporary/experimental art, any discipline. Residencies of 2-4 weeks offered year-round; equipment provided as necessary. Room, studio, travel, small stipend. No meals. (visual arts)
http://www.pica.org

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology , PO Box 65, Otis, OR 97368 (541) 994-5485. In the Cascade Head National Science Research Area, overlooking the Salmon River estuary and Pacific Ocean; 2 residences, no fees, artists purchase and prepare own meals; artists asked to contribute 20 hours/mo. of community service/maintenance. Etching press, skutt kiln, slide projection, mechanical potter's wheel available. Residencies average 3-4 months, running from Oct to Jan and Feb to May; 4 residents annually, one awarded a stipend (visual, literary, performing arts, architecture and design)
http://www.sitkacenter.org/
 
WASHINGTON
Centrum Foundation , Ft. Worden State Park, PO Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385-3102. Cottages in a restored Victorian-era military fort on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Residencies of 1 week to 2 months; 15-20 artists per year; some stipends; deadline for all residencies for the year is end of Sept. (visual, literary, performing arts)
http://www.centrum.org

Freemont Fine Arts Foundry , 154 N. 35th St., Seattle, WA 98103. 8 studio residencies for sculptors (visual arts)

Jack Straw Productions , 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6999 (206) 634-0919. Artist Support Program open to local artists of any discipline working creatively with sound; up to 8 artists awarded 20 hours of studio recording and production time. Gallery Residency Program offers up to 3 artists or artist teams commissions to create new works that include sound as a major component; artists encouraged to experiment and expand the artistic scope of their work by working with new technologies and artists from other disciplines. Writers Program offers up to 14 local authors readings, half-hour radio programs, a chapbook, and other public events.
http://www.jackstraw.org

Monarch Contemporary Art Center , PO Box 1125, 8431 Waldrich Rd. SE, Tenino, WA 98589. (360) 264-2408. Residencies of 2-4 mos. to make large-scale sculpture for grounds. Room, board, tools, studio, materials, honorarium. For professional and emerging artists (visual arts)
http://www.scattercreek.com/~monarchpark/

Pilchuck Glass School , AIR Program, 315 Second Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 621-8422. Emerging artists working in glass. 8 week residencies from Sept through Nov; living accommodations in cottages with shared baths; separate studios, technical assistance, stipend; food not provided. Access to glass-plate printmaking shop, plaster studios, fusing, slumping and pate de verre kilns, flame-working torches, and coldworking equipment; group exhibition; 6 artists annually. (visual arts)
http://www.pilchuck.com

Pratt Fine Arts Center , Inner City Artists Residencies, 1902 S. Main, Seattle, WA 98144 (206) 328-2200. 3 weeks for 4 artists who are persons of color (visual arts)

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